Africa Tunisia Tunisian packaged olive oil has once again distinguished itself internationally, winning 10 medals of which six golds, at the Joop International Olive Oil Competition in Japan
Africa Tunisia The summer of 2023 will be the summer of thirst, said Hassine Rehili, an expert in resource development and management at the Faculty of Science in Tunis, given the water shortages expected in the coming months
Africa Tunisia Amnesty International, EuroMed Rights, Human Rights Watch, International Commission of Jurists urged EU foreign ministers to pressure Tunisia to end repression of government critics at upcoming talks
Africa Tunisia More than 100 puppeteers from 15 countries are expected at the fourth edition of the Carthage Puppet Arts Days, scheduled from 11 to 18 March, in Tunis and other regions
Africa Tunisia Tunisian-German start-up BakoMotors has provided six Tunisian cities with six solar-powered electric tricycles to strengthen the regional health infrastructure for their vaccination and awareness campaigns
Africa Tunisia The General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, Irishwoman Esther Lynch, was declared persona non grata in Tunisia by President Kais Saied, who on Saturday gave her 24 hours to leave the country
Africa Tunisia Tunisian National Observatory for Migration launched a platform for national migration information system, with accurate statistics, unbiased figures and unified working tools to increase coordination and improve data processing and analysis
Africa Tunisia Tunisian National Railways would be having losses for 1.000 million dinars (USD 326 million) according to the Union secretary general, who blamed supervisory authority and government presidency for this difficult situation
Africa Tunisia Amazigh - an indigenous ethnic group present in North Africa for thousands of years - now officially represent only a small minority of the country's population, but in the mountains of the south, the Amazigh culture and language still survive
Africa Tunisia After 1960, October 2022 was the second driest month in Tunisia, with a cumulative rainfall of 92,8 millimetres, only 9% of the October average; National Institute of Meteorology reported a rainfall deficit of 90%
Africa Tunisia Staff from state-owned public transport firm Transtu have demonstrated outside the prime minister's office yesterday; the strike, called by UGTT union, reportedly froze "the majority" of transport services across the capital of almost three million people
Africa Tunisia Tunisia's powerful trade union, the UGTT, has warned the country's president that chaos could ensue if the second round of parliamentary elections is not postponed
Africa Tunisia The country went to the polls for early general elections yesterday, in the shadow of party boycott decisions; 1.058 candidates, 120 of them women, represent 161 constituencies and compete for the 161 Assembly seats